#CADCDEShark (#CADCDE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 205°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #CADCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 220, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 23%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 9%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.5 -5.6 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.882 0.020 205) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shark shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d4d7d0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d2ddd9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#cadcde — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cadde1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue castTest Shark in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.42:1 and against black 14.8:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e5f6f8 · #cadcde · #96a6a7 · #728081 · #505c5d · #303a3b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cadcde · #90d0e5 · #88b9d8 · #82a2c7 · #7d8cb3 · #77769d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cadcde · #a9b9d0 · #68a5ab · #5e7ca7 · #2f686e · #354459
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cadcde · #a5b9bb · #b27772 · #365a5e · #1c3b3f · #0a1f21
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cadcde · #c2b9b8 · #798687 · #534d4c · #162324 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#cadcde · #969fa0 · #394445 · #1b2628 · #000607 · #e34f4d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#cadcde · #969fa0 · #394445 · #1b2628 · #000607 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cadcde · #c9b6b4 · #a47571 · #723d3a · #391110 · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cadcde · #c9b6b4 · #a07485 · #6e4324 · #361122 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cadcde · #c3b6c3 · #967797 · #624b16 · #2b1d00 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cadcde · #bcb8c8 · #857ca4 · #723d3a · #1f2300 · #050000
#D0E0E2 · #D7E5E6 · #DDE9EA · #E4EDEE · #EBF2F3
#A3B3B5 · #7E8D8E · #5B6869 · #3A4546 · #1C2526
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.